"Je te veux" (French for I want you) is a song composed by Erik Satie to a text by Henry Pacory. A sentimental waltz, it was written for Paulette Darty, whose accompanist Satie had been for a period of time. The text consists of two verses and a repeated chorus.The song was registered with SACEM on 20 November 1902, but Roland-Manuel argued it had actually been composed in 1897

I understand your distressDear loverAnd I yield to your wishesMake me your mistressWe are far from moderationAnd further yet from sadnessI long only for the precious momentWhen we will be happyI want you

I have no regretsAnd only one desire Near to you, close as can beLiving all my life So that your body is mine So that my lips are pressed by yoursSo that your heart is mine And that my body is pressed to yours

I understand your distressDear loverAnd I yield to your wishesMake me your mistressWe are far from moderationAnd further yet from sadnessI long only for the precious momentWhen we will be happyI want you

Yes, I can see in your eyes The divine promise That your heart is in loveCome find my caresses Entwined, forever Burning the same flamesIn a dream of love We will exchange our souls

I understand your distressDear loverAnd I yield to your wishesMake me your mistressWe are far from moderationAnd further yet from sadnessI long only for the precious momentWhen we will be happyI want you